The
summer seems to be passing us fast – on Monday 17th we held our July
Memory Cafe Extra and as usual a happy band of guests joined us for an
interesting afternoon!
We
began by having a look at ‘Sparkle’ magazine: This is a weekly publication
which provides day-to-day recollections of events, personalities, song lyrics
and quizzes relating to years gone by.
A
wordsearch and crossword puzzle were provided to encourage everyone to have a
good look through the magazine. Birthdays that week included Richard Branson
(born 1950) and Nicola Sturgeon (born 1970) whilst the ‘events’ section
reminded us of the attempted assassination of Hitler (20th July
1944) and the resignation of Sir Alec Douglas-Home (22nd July 1965).
In the ‘way we were’ columns we were reminded of buying sweets in the 1950s,
childhood pets and school reports. There
was plenty of laughter and chatter and we rounded the session off with a chorus
of ‘When I’m Sixty-Four’.
After
tea, there was another opportunity to remember times past: each table was given
a box of items and everyone was encouraged to have a good look and choose
something which interested them or brought back memories. There was quite a
selection in each box – old keys and coins, a horse brass, blackboard rubber
and chalk, thimbles, a compass, a bag of confetti and many more. There was so
much to look at and talk about we could have gone on for hours, but as usual
time caught up with us, and everyone was encouraged to take the ‘Sparkle’
magazines home with them to peruse further in their own time.
As usual, many thanks to all our organizers and helpers for an interesting afternoon and we look forward to opening our doors again on Monday 1st August and Monday 15th August from 2pm – 4pm at Crantock Village Hall. New members are always welcome and we are open to anyone concerned about memory loss, with their carers. For more information ring Di on 01637 830544 or Joan on 01637 831347.
As usual, many thanks to all our organizers and helpers for an interesting afternoon and we look forward to opening our doors again on Monday 1st August and Monday 15th August from 2pm – 4pm at Crantock Village Hall. New members are always welcome and we are open to anyone concerned about memory loss, with their carers. For more information ring Di on 01637 830544 or Joan on 01637 831347.
